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This part of the site provides legal information and documents relating to powers of attorney. Powers of attorney allow you to arrange in advance for trusted people to manage your affairs should you become unable to do so.
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Powers of attorney
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Powers of attorney
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Product name: Continuing and welfare (combined) power of attorneyShort description: If you are in Scotland, use this document to appoint another person (called your 'attorney') to look after your financial affairs and personal welfare (that is, your health and social affairs). Your… Read more
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Product name: Continuing power of attorneyShort description: If you are in Scotland, use this document to appoint another person (called your 'attorney') to look after your financial affairs. Your attorney can either take up this power immediately or, if you… Read more
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Product name: Enduring power of attorney (Northern Ireland)Short description: An enduring power of attorney allows you to give others the legal ability to manage your affairs, if you ever become unable to manage them yourself or communicate your wishes, possibly as a result of… Read more
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Product name: General power of attorney (England & Wales)Short description: Granting a general power of attorney allows someone else (the appointed attorney) the authority to manage your (the donor's) affairs for a set period of time, for example, whilst overseas for a couple of… Read more
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Product name: General power of attorney (Northern Ireland)Short description: Granting a general power of attorney allows someone else (the appointed attorney) the authority to manage your (the donor's) affairs for a set period of time, for example, whilst overseas for a couple of… Read more
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Product name: General power of attorney (Scotland)Short description: Granting a general power of attorney allows someone else (the appointed attorney) the authority to manage your (the granter's) affairs for a set period of time, for example, whilst overseas for a couple… Read more
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Product name: Lasting power of attorney - Personal welfareShort description: If some day you are no longer able to look after your own health and welfare (i.e. your social and healthcare needs), this 'Lasting power of attorney - Health and welfare' will give that power to another… Read more
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Product name: Lasting power of attorney - Property and affairsShort description: If some day you are no longer able to look after your own financial affairs, due to factors like illness, accident or the onset of dementia, this 'Lasting power of attorney - Property and financial… Read more
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Product name: Welfare power of attorneyShort description: If you are in Scotland, use this document to appoint another person (called your 'attorney') to look after your personal welfare, i.e. your health and social needs. This power will only come into effect… Read more
Powers of attorney - registration
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Short description: Before the registration of an EPA can proceed, notice must be served on the donor, at least three relatives of the donor and any attorney who is not applying. This document creates the required notice… Read more
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Short description: If you are the attorney in an EPA and wish to register the document, you must give notice of your intention to register with EP1 PG. You must notify the donor and a minimum of three of the donor's… Read more
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Product name: EP2 - Registration of an EPA (Northern Ireland)Short description: Attorneys of an enduring power of attorney (EPA) which was created in Northern Ireland should use this document in order to register the EPA. This registration should take place as soon as the attorneys… Read more
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Short description: Use this document if you were appointed an attorney under an enduring power of attorney (EPA) in England & Wales and you need to register the EPA because the donor is, or is becoming, incapable of… Read more
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Product name: LPA 1 - Notice of intention to register an LPAShort description: Before registering a lasting power of attorney (LPA), whether property and financial affairs or health and welfare, use this document to notify any 'named person(s)' (also known as 'people to be told') in… Read more
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Short description: If you have made a lasting power of attorney (i.e. you are the donor) or have been named as an attorney in one, you can use this document to register the LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian. There… Read more
Powers of attorney - objections
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Short description: Use this document if you wish to object to the registration of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) and you are an intended attorney in that LPA or a named person in receipt of form 'LPA 1 - Notice of… Read more
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Product name: COP 8 - Application relating to EPA registrationShort description: This form can be used either to object to the registration of an enduring power of attorney (EPA) or to seek registration if registration has been suspended. It is only suitable for the donor of the EPA… Read more
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Product name: LPA 6 - Objection by donor of LPA registrationShort description: If you are the donor in a lasting power of attorney (LPA), whether property and financial affairs or health and welfare, and you wish to object to your LPA being registered, you should use this form to… Read more
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Short description: Use this document to object to the registration of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) if you are one of the attorney's 'people to be told' (also known as 'named persons') listed in the LPA as requiring… Read more
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Short description: If you have made an application to the Court of Protection to object to the registration of a lasting power of attorney, you need to send this form to the Office of the Public Guardian informing them of… Read more
Powers of attorney - revocation
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Product name: Revocation of a general power of attorneyShort description: Use this document to revoke a general or ordinary power of attorney that you have previously granted to another. This document is only suitable for revoking a general or ordinary power of attorney. Please… Read more
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Product name: Revocation of an enduring power of attorneyShort description: Use this document to revoke an enduring power of attorney (EPA) that you have made. You cannot use this document if the EPA has been registered with The Office of the Public Guardian in England &… Read more